- *šəmaʿ*
- imperative verb, masculine singular - hear
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- masculine plural noun, treated as singular - God
- *qôlî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my voice
- *śîḥî*
- masculine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix, prefixed preposition bet (in) - my complaint/meditation
- *paḥad*
- masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - fear/terror/dread
- *ʾôyēb*
- masculine singular participle functioning as noun - enemy
- *tiṣṣōr*
- imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will preserve/protect
- *ḥayyāy*
- masculine plural noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my life